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<p>Oil company Shell has come under fire from climate activists for partnering with gamers playing Fortnite, one of the world’s most popular video games, to showcase its 'ultimate road trips' promotion.</p>

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<p>WYLDE CEO and Ireland Esports chairman Steve Daly and Rocket League coach Matthew May with Esports players in the WYLDE Academy in the Republic of Work, Cork. Picture: Denis Minihane</p>

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Ireland's first professional esports gaming academy launched in Cork 
<p>Video gamers (Joe Giddens/PA)</p>

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Top level video-gamers ‘facing same mental health pressures’ as other athletes
Lero opens Ireland’s first esports research lab

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Last week, a leading official in the IAAF, the world governing body for athletics, indicated that in the future athletics would probably introduce a third category of classification &ndash; male, female, and intersex. This got me thinking on other aspects of sport that might change in the next two decades or so, writes Jack Anderson.

Thu, 10 May, 2018

Trip to Vegas on offer for Cork City gamers
Trip to Vegas on offer for Cork City gamers

On Sunday, May 13, an eSports team representing City will travel to Dublin to take part in the Three Ireland’s Estars final, arguably Ireland’s biggest eSports event to date.

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